How to hit the Alpha Vantage API

Alpha Vantage at https://www.alphavantage.co/query serves stock, forex, and crypto data. Every call is function= plus parameters. The demo key works for the IBM examples in its docs.

Authentication

Get a free key at alphavantage.co and pass it as apikey. The free tier allows a small number of calls a day.

Full reference: https://www.alphavantage.co/documentation/

Latest quote

curl "https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=GLOBAL_QUOTE&symbol=IBM&apikey=demo"
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Example response (trimmed)
{
  "Global Quote": {
    "01. symbol": "IBM",
    "02. open": "233.7700",
    "03. high": "237.8600",
    "04. low": "232.5300",
    "05. price": "232.7850",
    "06. volume": "4535871",
    "07. latest trading day": "2026-09-23",
    "08. previous close": "231.3800",
    "09. change": "1.4050",
    "10. change percent": "0.6072%"
  }
}

Company overview

curl "https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=OVERVIEW&symbol=IBM&apikey=demo"
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Example response (trimmed)
{
  "Symbol": "IBM",
  "AssetType": "Common Stock",
  "Name": "International Business Machines",
  "CIK": "51143",
  "Exchange": "NYSE",
  "Currency": "USD",
  "Country": "USA",
  "Sector": "TECHNOLOGY",
  "Industry": "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES",
  "Address": "ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK, NY, UNITED STATES, 10504",
  "OfficialSite": "https://www.ibm.com",
  "FiscalYearEnd": "December",
  "LatestQuarter": "2026-06-30",
  "MarketCapitalization": "217991070000",
  "EBITDA": "16473000000"
}